RC 261106SAfmJoanne Joseph
Friday, 6 November 2026
Friday's final-hour coverage from the IEC results centre in Midrand centred on a fragmented local government election, with a surge of hung councils, a DA push for metro leadership, and concerns over political violence.
- 10:02
The DA says it will be the largest party in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay, and the only party governing a metro outright, Cape Town.
- 11:59
With about 85 hung councils on the leaderboard, no party has an outright majority in many municipalities, so coalition talks will decide control; the ANC leads nationally at about 31.85%.
- 11:01
The Durban High Court dismissed Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's application to have terrorism-related charges withdrawn; her case is postponed to May next year and she remains out on warning.
- 11:01
Newcastle's IEC office will recount Ward 18 votes after a high number of spoiled ballots was flagged at the CPC Primary School voting station, where counting also took longer than expected.
- 09:50
Police say 21 politically motivated murders were recorded from the first voter registration weekend, with seven arrests so far, and blame political intolerance for the violence.